Material flow accounts - balancing items in Portugal

Portugal: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 11,755 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11,755 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
37,788 Thousand tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
11,755 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Portugal, 1995–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1995200920231995: 27.4k Thousand tonnes1996: 25.5k Thousand tonnes1997: 28.3k Thousand tonnes1998: 31.3k Thousand tonnes1999: 35.5k Thousand tonnes2000: 35.0k Thousand tonnes2001: 35.2k Thousand tonnes2002: 37.4k Thousand tonnes2003: 34.6k Thousand tonnes2004: 36.0k Thousand tonnes2005: 37.8k Thousand tonnes2006: 35.2k Thousand tonnes2007: 33.4k Thousand tonnes2008: 31.7k Thousand tonnes2009: 28.7k Thousand tonnes2010: 26.7k Thousand tonnes2011: 25.0k Thousand tonnes2012: 24.4k Thousand tonnes2013: 23.0k Thousand tonnes2014: 22.2k Thousand tonnes2015: 23.7k Thousand tonnes2016: 22.3k Thousand tonnes2017: 24.9k Thousand tonnes2018: 23.5k Thousand tonnes2019: 20.7k Thousand tonnes2020: 15.2k Thousand tonnes2021: 14.5k Thousand tonnes2022: 15.4k Thousand tonnes2023: 11.8k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 11,755 Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - balancing items in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Portugal peaked at 37,788 Thousand tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,755 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.

That places Portugal 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,603 Thousand tonnes 25,524 Thousand tonnes 35,514 Thousand tonnes 5
2000s 34,498 Thousand tonnes 28,655 Thousand tonnes 37,788 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 23,644 Thousand tonnes 20,747 Thousand tonnes 26,746 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 14,208 Thousand tonnes 11,755 Thousand tonnes 15,432 Thousand tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 19 Slovakia 15,404 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 20 Bulgaria 12,343 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 21 Lithuania 11,978 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 23 Croatia 8,880 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 24 Ireland 6,161 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 25 Slovenia 5,286 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Portugal?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Portugal was 11,755 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 37,788 Thousand tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 11,755 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
How does Portugal rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Portugal ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material flow accounts - balancing items. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - balancing items
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 811 data points, 1990–2025
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